#caregiver!yukino

[littletail]

Baby regressor reader with caregiver Sting? Since he became guild master he hasn't had a lot of time for her so she end up breaking down and Yukino and Rogue try to calm her down (they don't know she regresses) So when Yukino summons Libra she tells them what age regression is Rogue and Yukino start comforting her. Rogue rocks her and sucks on his cloak and Yukino feeds her a bottle and then when Sting comes back there's more stuff with him?

(Guys I finally finished one lol. I got a burst of energy tonight, so I finally got this one done! So sorry for the inconvenient wait!)

You rested your head on the table. Your Papa promised he’d spend more time with you, but even since he became the Guildmaster, that promise has become harder to fulfill.

You tried not to let it get to you too badly, since you understood the importance of the job, but that doesn’t mean you had to be okay with it. 

You inhaled deeply, trying to focus on keeping your headspace at bay. With Papa busy and the others unaware of your regression, you weren’t exactly keen on slipping here, in the middle of the Guildhall. You couldn’t risk them finding out with how they used to be under Jiemma’s rule.

As far as they were concerned, age regression was some silly thing that only weak people did, but you weren’t weak! You were one of the stronger members of the Guild! But that wouldn’t mean much if anybody found out. Only Sting, and by extension Lector, knew about it, but they would never hurt you like the others might!

Besides, you were a big, patient girl! You could wait for him to become unbusy and then the two of you would spend the whole afternoon together!

But that didn’t stop the headache currently forming. You always got a nasty headache when you needed to slip but didn’t. That just upset you more and it was getting harder to be patient and wait for your Papa.

You tapped your fingers on the table in a mix of impatience and slowly growing distress. Distress that only got worse when you started worrying about your Guildmates noticing.

You gulped quietly. Maybe you should just head home and slip on your own, but with how small you were feeling right now, you weren't sure you could make it back safely. 

And that just made you panic more. With you slipping and the inability to go home which meant you were surrounded by people who would likely call for your expulsion for this ‘weakness,’ you were done for.

And Papa wasn't here to make it better! 

You pressed your forehead into the table, gripping your head, involuntarily digging your nails in as your breathing picked up.

You vaguely felt a hand on your back and heard voices that sounded distant, but you weren’t focused on those right now.

Your heart pounded uncomfortably in your chest as you covered your ears. You didn’t want to be here right now, and breathing was difficult, and your heart wouldn’t stop, and-

A hand lifted your head, and you spotted Libra looking into your eyes with Yukino standing behind her.

Everything suddenly eased up and you felt as if you could breathe easy again.

“I balanced her emotions,” Libra stated, then turned to Yukino, “There was quite a bit of turmoil going on..”

“Well, can you tell us what happened?” Rogue asked, holding Frosch in his arms. You met the Exceed’s eyes and smiled. You liked Frosch. Frosch was cute.

“Hm.. Pisces’s mother half would be able to explain it better, but to put it simply, she’s a regressor.”

You gulped. This wasn’t how today was supposed to go!

“Oh! I think Sora’s brought up the concept before!” Yukino exclaimed, smiling brightly. Rogue glanced at her, giving her a confused look. “Regressors have a mental state, or headspace, that they slip into and it causes them to behave more childlike,” Yukino quickly explained.

“Which means..” Rogue prompted.

“It’s helpful for people who’ve gone through trauma, missed out on a proper childhood, or to help with stress.”

“Ah, I see,” Rogue said, then glanced down at you. “How old are you feeling right now?”

The question didn’t quite register in your fuzzy mind. You just turned your gaze down to your hands and fiddled with them.

“She might be too young to answer, but that’s okay!” Yukino said.

You hiccuped. This wasn’t how today was supposed to go, and you didn’t know where Papa was, and the others now know and who knows how they’d treat you from now on, and you just couldn’t do this!

“I-I want Papa!” you wailed, covering your face.

Rogue gently placed Frosch down, then picked you up and took your place in the seat, cradling you to his chest, “Shh.. easy.. Who’s Papa? How can we help?”

“Papa busy.. Papa always so busy now..”

Rogue and Yukino glanced up at each other in near unison as the realization dawned on both of them.

“Well.. Papa will come back soon..” Rogue tried to assure. He didn’t seem all that good at this but he was trying and you appreciated it anyway. You always liked when he spoke softly to you. He and Yukino were always the more polite ones.

“We can take care of you until he gets back. It won’t take long, I promise,” Yukino said, ruffling your hair.

“Does she have anything?” Libra asked. “Regressors usually have items for their regression.”

“Good question.. Um.. Hey, Sweetheart?” Yukino gently placed a hand under your chin, lifting your gaze, “Do you have anything that will help us care for you?”

You buried your face in his chest, biting lightly on his cloak. Rogue made a face, but didn’t say anything other than, “Does that help you feel better?” as he patted your back.

You made a quiet noise as you snuggled closer to him.

“I wonder if she has any little gear stored in the Guildhall,” Yukino thought aloud. “I’ll go looking! Maybe I can find something to help! Libra?”

“I’ll help too,” the Spirit nodded. And with that, the two took off. Rogue hoped they would return soon since he had little to no idea on how to handle a regressor on his own. Fortunately, he didn’t have long to wait since Yukino hurried back out, brandishing something excitedly. It was a baby bottle, obviously altered to suit an adult better.

“I found this along with some formula stocked in the back of the kitchen,” she said. She shook it, which grabbed your attention. “Does our little baby want her baba?” she cooed, holding it up to your mouth. Thankfully, you took it and started nursing. The familiarity of your bottle helped lessen your tears. Rogue gently bounced you as you drank.

“Aww, she’s so cute like this! I never imagined she had such a soft side to her!” Yukino squealed.

“I understand why she and Sting hid it before, but why after he became Guildmaster?” Rogue asked as he shifted you in his arms.

“I suppose they were just used to it? Or they were too worried to let the rest of us know..” Yukino sighed, “But all that matters is that we do now and we can help them with it if they’re okay with it!”

Rogue chuckled, “Yep.”

“Hey now! What do we have here?” a familiar voice caused all three of you to jump and look up. It was Sting, looking down at you with his usual fond smile.

“PAPA!” you lunged for him, nearly taking Rogue out of his seat as you did so. Fortunately, both of them were able to prevent either of you from hitting the floor. Sting pulled you into his arms and booped your nose, “Be careful, Kiddo! You almost wiped out both Rogue and yourself!”

“S-sorry..”

“Nothing to be sorry about. I’m happy to see you too,” he nuzzled your face, which prompted a giggle out of you. Things became so much easier with Papa back.

“So, I guess you two know now?” he turned to Rogue and Yukino. Yukino giggled sheepishly, “I hope it’s alright.”

“Well, I’m sure this one doesn’t mind! Did they treat you well?” he nuzzled you again. You giggled and clapped happily. “Well, I guess that settles it!”

He adjusted you in his arms to make you more comfortable, “I finally have the rest of the day off. Paperwork..” he muttered the last word under his breath, “So, shall we spend the rest of the day together?”

“Yes, Papa!”

[whoro-akechi]

Yuuto watched that performance and felt his stomach curl. It seemed with every passing moment something got a bit worse. He desperately hoped that Yusuke wasn't too upset. It was obvious that he needed space but he really did hope that Yusuke would talk to him if need be.

"Jessica... Darling... Please let me help" he said, his voice quiet and slowly getting weaker.

He had help one of them... He couldn't just let them both suffer, he had to do something. Otherwise Yuuto wouldn't be more than an useless caregiver.

Elsewhere, Naoto definitely didn't feel great about his acceptance at this point. It didn't feel like a break through more than a splash of cold water on his perception of himself. He also didn't feel overly joyed by his mother's tender questioning, she made it sound like he snatched Goro.

"His name is Goro, and he doesn't exactly have parents to inform that he's here..." Naoto answered, feeling that this wasn't going to sound too great.

"His mother is no longer with us and I don't know about his dad, he never spoke about him a lot"

In the living room, Yukino cocked a brow. As far as she was aware Hiro had only met her and her mother, that didn't make for an awfully big family...

"He does, kinda..." she hummed. "What makes you say that though?"

Hopefully Hiro would give her a bit of explanation, granted it did sound a little foolish coming from the mouth of his sister.

Tea Party

@jessicalunerp

「In his nature, huh?  Well of course, it only made sense.  How else could someone so close to her age already be in the position he was in?  Still, she didn’t find him particularly intimidating.  If anything, he just seemed to be very good at putting on a show for other people.  

As he stopped to think, she realized that he was in what seemed to be his work attire.  It hadn’t occurred to her that he had been in a hurry to get somewhere when they ran into one another… She was about to apologize and say goodbye when he proceeded to ask her to have tea with him.  

“I-I, well…”

She was a little dumbfounded at first. She had just been going to study at the diner with some tea anyways, but for someone that everyone knew to ask her was unexpected to say the least.  After she gathered some of her composure, she attempted to give a proper response.  

“S-Sure, but…are you sure that it’s alright? Not that I am ungrateful, it’s just that you seemed to be in a bit of a hurry earlier.”

She gave him a small smile, not wanting him to take it the wrong way.」

Goro let out a soft chuckle, she was by far the poiltest student he’d come across in a quite a while.

“Yes, I’m sure. And truth be told I was in a bit of a rush but after reading over the messages I recieved it appears my pressence will not be required today. Nijima-san seems more that capable to deal with things today” he explained.

He put a hand out as a gesture to her. It was his way of welcoming her to join him for tea again.

“Now shall we?”

[littletail]

Birthday Snowflake

Yukino whimpered quietly as she waited by the door to the Guildhall

“Perhaps we should go back to the pen, Snowflake,” Minerva murmured, pulling her close. “Don’t you want to play with the Twins?”

“She said she’d be here..” Yukino murmured quietly, playing with her pacifier clip. “She said they would try, Snowflake..” Minerva said. “Her Guild can’t promise any specific date with how busy they are. But I’m sure they’ll make it eventually, if not today.”

When Yukino didn’t respond, Minerva gently led her away, “Come on. Waiting by the door won’t make them appear faster. Besides, I think the birthday girl needs to be at her own party, right?”

“Right..” she nodded, but still looked unsure.

“Hey, I’m sure if your sister could be here right now, she would. And I’m sure she’s fighting tooth and nail to get here right this minute,” Minerva assured her.

“Right,” Yukino nodded again, perking up slightly.

“I know what’ll help!” Sting exclaimed suddenly, startling Yukino, before taking off and grabbing a tray.

“Be careful! You don’t want to spill those!” Minerva called after him. “I’m careful! Watch!” Sting said, before making his way back, far more slowly than when he went over. He held out a tray of wing-shaped cookies to Yukino, “Try one! We worked really hard!”

“Float cookies?” Yukino tilted her head. Sting nodded excitedly. Minerva chuckled, “Sting here was my helper making them.”

“He was really happy about them!” Lector added.

“Birthday girl gets first pick!” Sting said Yukino slowly picked up a cookie, “T’ank you, Sting,” she nodded gratefully, then took a bite. She giggled when she felt herself float off the ground.

Rogue tugged on Minerva’s sleeve, “C-can I have one too?” he asked shyly, then smiled when Minerva nodded. “Yep, the birthday girl went first, so now you kids can try them.”

Rogue grabbed a cookie, then immediately joined Yukino.

“Did I help?” Sting asked, watching Yukino. Minerva nodded, “I’d say you did. She looks happier now.”

Sting giggled, but paused and glanced behind Minerva, spotting someone trying to quietly sneak into the Guildhall. “Min, look!” he said, grinning widely. She followed his gaze, then grinned as well. “Look who finally showed up.”

The woman in question, Sorano, smirked slightly as she walked up, “Oh Yuki!”

“Huh?” she turned, then gasped happily, “SISSY!” she floated down, wrapping her arms around her big sister. “I told you I’d be here, didn’t I?” Sorano grinned, kissing Yukino’s cheek, “My precious baby sister.. I hope you didn’t miss me too much.”

“Did the rest of the Guild not come?” Minerva asked curiously, having noticed their absence. “Our last job was rather.. exhausting.. so no, sadly. ” Sorano sighed as she ran her fingers through Yukino’s hair. “I was going to ask the Littles if they wanted to join for a playdate with your Twins, but they conked out the moment we got home, so I think it’s safe to say they won’t be going anywhere for a while.”

“Aww…” Sting sighed.

“They’re okay, right?” Rogue asked, worry evident in the one eye not covered by his hair. Sorano nodded, “Yep! We’re all just tired. I’m sure Erik and Macbeth are having the best nap of their lives right now.”

“Yeah! Especially Mi’night. He likes his naps,” Rogue giggled.

“But nothing was going to make me miss this day,” she nuzzled Yukino’s face. “I would never miss my baby sister’s birthday!”

“Yuki knew you wouldn’t!”

Now, who’s ready to have the best birthday party of her life?”

“Yay!”